The following biography was obtained from obituaries published at the time of Mr. Dye's passing. Only the tense of various events was changed from future to past tense for accurate sentence structure.
Joe Wallace Dye, 78, of Elberton passed away at Elberton Memorial Hospital on Friday, January 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness. Joe was married to Paula Craft Dye for almost 43 years. He had two sons: Jared and Josh Dye.
Joe was an avid hunter, a Georgia bulldog fan, and an Atlanta Braves fan. During his life, Joe was a dairy owner, a quarry employee, and a farm manager. While in The U. S. Army, he served as a cook and as a tank driver in Fort Knox, Kentucky. For a number of years he umpired baseball and softball for the little league and kept the pass gate at Lincoln County home football games.
Joe loved life and always looked for the positive. He also loved spending time with family and friends and could often be heard embellishing facts to make a story better.
Joe joins his parents, John Newt and Marion Frances Wall Dye, two brothers, Johnny Dye and Kramer Dye, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Dye in eternal rest.
Due to COVID-19, a private funeral service was held at Bethel E Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Joe had lain in state at Berry Funeral Home from Saturday, January 23, till Sunday, January 24.
The Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton, GA was in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Dye.
Joe Wallace Dye, 78, of Elberton passed away at Elberton Memorial Hospital on Friday, January 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness. Joe was married to Paula Craft Dye for almost 43 years. He had two sons: Jared and Josh Dye.
Joe was an avid hunter, a Georgia bulldog fan, and an Atlanta Braves fan. During his life, Joe was a dairy owner, a quarry employee, and a farm manager. While in The U. S. Army, he served as a cook and as a tank driver in Fort Knox, Kentucky. For a number of years he umpired baseball and softball for the little league and kept the pass gate at Lincoln County home football games.
Joe loved life and always looked for the positive. He also loved spending time with family and friends and could often be heard embellishing facts to make a story better.
Joe joins his parents, John Newt and Marion Frances Wall Dye, two brothers, Johnny Dye and Kramer Dye, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Dye in eternal rest.
Due to COVID-19, a private funeral service was held at Bethel E Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Joe had lain in state at Berry Funeral Home from Saturday, January 23, till Sunday, January 24.
The Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton, GA was in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Dye.
The following biography was obtained from obituaries published at the time of Mr. Dye's passing. Only the tense of various events was changed from future to past tense for accurate sentence structure.
Joe Wallace Dye, 78, of Elberton passed away at Elberton Memorial Hospital on Friday, January 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness. Joe was married to Paula Craft Dye for almost 43 years. He had two sons: Jared and Josh Dye.
Joe was an avid hunter, a Georgia bulldog fan, and an Atlanta Braves fan. During his life, Joe was a dairy owner, a quarry employee, and a farm manager. While in The U. S. Army, he served as a cook and as a tank driver in Fort Knox, Kentucky. For a number of years he umpired baseball and softball for the little league and kept the pass gate at Lincoln County home football games.
Joe loved life and always looked for the positive. He also loved spending time with family and friends and could often be heard embellishing facts to make a story better.
Joe joins his parents, John Newt and Marion Frances Wall Dye, two brothers, Johnny Dye and Kramer Dye, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Dye in eternal rest.
Due to COVID-19, a private funeral service was held at Bethel E Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Joe had lain in state at Berry Funeral Home from Saturday, January 23, till Sunday, January 24.
The Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton, GA was in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Dye.
Joe Wallace Dye, 78, of Elberton passed away at Elberton Memorial Hospital on Friday, January 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness. Joe was married to Paula Craft Dye for almost 43 years. He had two sons: Jared and Josh Dye.
Joe was an avid hunter, a Georgia bulldog fan, and an Atlanta Braves fan. During his life, Joe was a dairy owner, a quarry employee, and a farm manager. While in The U. S. Army, he served as a cook and as a tank driver in Fort Knox, Kentucky. For a number of years he umpired baseball and softball for the little league and kept the pass gate at Lincoln County home football games.
Joe loved life and always looked for the positive. He also loved spending time with family and friends and could often be heard embellishing facts to make a story better.
Joe joins his parents, John Newt and Marion Frances Wall Dye, two brothers, Johnny Dye and Kramer Dye, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Dye in eternal rest.
Due to COVID-19, a private funeral service was held at Bethel E Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Joe had lain in state at Berry Funeral Home from Saturday, January 23, till Sunday, January 24.
The Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton, GA was in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Dye.
